Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue) / 2023-12-05

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Tue)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Tue, Dec 5
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1419
Feeder Cattle receipts
780 head
▼ 344 vs last sale 1,124▼ 218 vs year ago 998 · −21.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
294 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 358▼ 56 vs year ago 350 · −16.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady and feeder classes 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $244.11/cwt on 124 head.
Average price
$244.11
124 head · 414 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,011
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$2
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.04
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1406248.641,00997
Medium and Large 2444227.851,01127
One grade step is worth $20.79/cwt here — about −$2 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale124 hd
244.11
—
FL average7 barns · 654 hd
235.07
+9.04
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,633124.362,03023
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39197.211,35219
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27894.521,208145
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01180.7381638

Every lot

58 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Tue)
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223354.49/cwt350.00–360.007912
Steers—Medium and Large 1269343.28/cwt335.00–350.009234
Steers—Medium and Large 1323329.65/cwt325.00–335.001,0656
Steers—Medium and Large 2350300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0502
Steers—Medium and Large 1375308.79/cwt305.00–315.001,15815
Steers—Medium and Large 2400282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,1282
Steers—Medium and Large 1425290.90/cwt287.00–297.001,2368
Steers—Medium and Large 2450255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1482
Steers—Medium and Large 1472267.40/cwt262.00–272.001,26212
Steers—Medium and Large 2515249.53/cwt245.00–252.001,2853
Steers—Medium and Large 1518261.48/cwt255.00–265.001,3547
Steers—Medium and Large 1574239.70/cwt235.00–245.001,37613
Steers—Medium and Large 2584228.18/cwt227.00–232.001,3334
Steers—Medium and Large 2600210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2603
Steers—Medium and Large 1619225.72/cwt220.00–230.001,3979
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1185307.97/cwt305.00–315.005703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2200300.00/cwt300.00–300.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1215321.20/cwt315.00–325.006913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273263.21/cwt260.00–267.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285273.19/cwt270.00–285.0077912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323252.33/cwt250.00–255.008154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326264.05/cwt260.00–270.0086118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365238.20/cwt235.00–240.008693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373249.66/cwt245.00–255.009317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412246.80/cwt240.00–249.001,01718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430232.17/cwt230.00–237.009983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479235.55/cwt232.00–242.001,12811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484223.86/cwt222.00–230.001,0834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518211.63/cwt207.00–215.001,0965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529220.47/cwt217.00–227.001,16619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571207.13/cwt202.00–212.001,1834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573195.84/cwt192.00–200.001,1222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623200.34/cwt196.00–205.001,2482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630186.59/cwt185.00–190.001,1763
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223362.25/cwt360.00–365.008082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273324.59/cwt320.00–330.008862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280339.57/cwt335.00–350.009515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1321329.82/cwt325.00–335.001,0594
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330316.52/cwt315.00–320.001,0453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373283.29/cwt280.00–287.001,0572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376295.62/cwt292.00–300.001,1128
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423279.73/cwt275.00–285.001,1832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423267.37/cwt265.00–270.001,1312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465250.23/cwt247.00–252.001,1643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472260.15/cwt255.00–265.001,2287
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572219.60/cwt217.00–222.001,2563
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,444117.73/cwt116.00–119.001,7008
Bulls——1,582122.58/cwt120.00–124.001,9393
Bulls——1,771129.23/cwt125.00–133.002,28912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94874.05/cwt72.00–76.007029
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03082.80/cwt77.00–86.0085329
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23891.41/cwt89.00–93.001,13260
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,282100.88/cwt99.00–103.001,2938
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,291100.63/cwt99.00–103.001,29915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30995.88/cwt94.00–98.001,25570
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35791.60/cwt91.00–92.001,2433
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51395.65/cwt94.00–97.001,4478

This sale against other markets

Florida weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.